So as I bounced back and forth about what I wanted to read next, I decided it was time to pick up another Stephen King collection. Short stories can be strange things, and collections of them can be just as odd. They either work together or they don’t, and some stories can be hits,…
Tag: 1977
Doctor Who (Tom Baker) – Image of the Fendahl
This week’s travels in the TARDIS brings us back to England in the year 1977. Image of the Fendahl is four-part story written by Chris Boucher, that originally aired from 29 October to 19 November, 1977. The story finds a Professor Fendelman (Denis Lill) working on a fossilized human skull, an artifact that should…
The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977) – Don Taylor
The journey into the Sc-Fi Chronicles continues as we move onto the cinematic interpretation of the work of H.G. Wells. A prolific author who has created some amazing tales, the next one that we take a look at is The Island of Dr. Moreau , I’d previously taken a look at the Island of…
The Rockford Files (1977) – Sticks and Stones May Break Your Bones But Waterbury Will Bury You & The Trees, the Bees, and T.T. Flowers Part I
It’s a lot of fun with Jim Rockford (James Garner) this week as he finds himself in more trouble than usual! First up we have Sticks and Stones May Break Your Bones But Waterbury Will Bury You, which originally aired 14 January, 1977, and was written by David Chase. The phone gag this time…
The Rockford Files (1976/1977) – The Trouble with Warren & There’s One in Every Port
This week’s installment features two back to back enjoyable episodes that sees Jim Rockford (James Garner) in top form as he works his way through a murder, and a con job. First up, is The Trouble with Warren, which originally aired Christmas Eve, 1976, and was written by Juanita Bartlett. The phone gag features…
Trailer Tracks: The Deep (1977) – Peter Yates
As this is posted, we are boarding a flight to Bermuda for my High School Reunion, so I thought it would be fun to post this trailer. When we moved to Bermuda, and got our first VCR, one of the first movies my parents rented was The Deep, I guess they wanted to see…
Trailer Tracks: Star Wars – The Empire Strikes Back (1980) – Irvin Kershner
Quite possibly the best sequel ever made! With Harrison Ford doing his best 1940s narrator voice, I so lost my cool when I first realized there would be another movie set in the universe that had so impacted my life in 1977. For me, growing up, Star Wars and Star Trek (joined a year…
Annie Hall (1977) – Woody Allen
The final recommendation following Manhattan in the Great Movies – 100 Years of Film book is the Academy Award winning Annie Hall. And while even now, I don’t understand how this film beat out Star Wars for best picture, I can admit it was pretty good. Except for the fact that I don’t think Woody…
Trailer Tracks: Star Wars 1977
In this new addition to The Mind Reels, I thought it would be cool to put up a trailer a day, new, old, upcoming, blast from the past, and just revel in the awesomeness (or lack thereof) in the trailer. For me, what better place to start than this classic trailer before that fateful…
Star Wars (1977) – George Lucas
The 101 Sci-Fi movies from this point on will, for the majority be movies I’ve seen, and in a lot of cases probably own, but I’m looking forward to revisiting them as the list brings them to me. I’ve spoken about Star Wars on these pages before, the first time i saw it, my…
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